Patient Care UR Medicine Earns National Accreditation for Pulmonary Hypertension Care By Leslie White Jul. 20, 2016 UR Medicine received accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in recognition of excellence in diagnosis, research and clinical care for this complex ...
Patient Care Student Physicals Set for Thursdays in August By Lori Barrette Jul. 20, 2016 Physicals for youth ages four through 19 will be offered on Thursdays in August at the University of Rochester Medical Center, a service aimed at filling the gap for families who don’t have health ...
Research Award to Wilmot Oncologist Focuses on Ovarian Cancer Gene Target By URMC Communications Jul. 19, 2016 The Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Richard G. Moore, M.D., has identified a gene (HE4) that plays a major role in ovarian cancer, and he recently received a coveted Mary Kay Foundation cancer research ...
Research URMC Refractive Surgeon Selected for International Award By URMC Communications Jul. 15, 2016 URMC's director of the Refractive Surgery Center in the Flaum Eye Institute, Scott MacRae, M.D., will be presented with the Jose I. Barraquer Award at the annual meeting of the American Academy of ...
Patient Care Keep Cool: Hot-Weather Tips for Pregnant Women By Lori Barrette Jul. 14, 2016 Extreme heat can be more than uncomfortable for pregnant women—it can also trigger some health issues. UR Medicine high-risk pregnancy expert Dr. Loralei Thornburg offers advice for keeping cool and ...
Research What Are Your Chances of Living Two Years? Doctors, Cancer Patients, Not on Same Page By Leslie Orr Jul. 14, 2016 Misunderstandings about prognosis between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors was common, in a study reported in JAMA Oncology, and the vast majority of patients didn’t know that their ...
Research Hyekyun Rhee Selected as American Academy of Nursing Fellow By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 14, 2016 Hyekyun Rhee, whose research centers on developing innovative approaches to asthma self-management, has been selected as an American Academy of Nursing fellow.
Patient Care Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Health Care By Mark Michaud Jul. 13, 2016 Telehealth is growing rapidly and has the potential to transform the delivery of health care for millions of persons. That is the conclusion of a review article appearing today in the New England ...
Patient Care Pancreatic Cancer Network Awards $2M to Wilmot Investigator By Leslie Orr Jul. 12, 2016 The national Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) granted its most competitive award, for $2 million, to David C. Linehan, M.D., to support a large, multicenter clinical trial testing an ...
Patient Care Sharing Our 'Thanks' with Strong's Newest Crop of Summer Youth Volunteers By Matt Ulakovic Jul. 12, 2016 Nearly 300 area high school students interested in getting a taste of working in health care recently joined the ranks of the Friends of Strong volunteer program.
